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CreditEllen Weinstein I Can’t Buy a House. I Can’t Shop. I’m Too Worried About the Election.
Election anxiety is causing many consumers to avoid big-ticket purchases like houses, weddings and cars. “Every four years this happens,” one former car dealer said.
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Mandatory Facade Repairs: What Does the Law Say, and What Can You Do?
Local Law 11 inspections and repairs are required every five years. But how much intrusion should building residents expect, and how much is too much?
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Heading North to Find a Hudson Valley Home for $500,000. But Which One?
Wishing to be closer to their children and grandchildren, a couple left Philadelphia to check out townhouse communities in Dutchess County. Here’s what they found.
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Buying a Cottage and Finding a ‘Time Capsule’
A couple renovated a house in Darien, Conn., and retained much of what the previous owners had left behind.
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CreditJane Beiles In Montauk, N.Y., an $18 Million Listing for a Secluded Stone House
The two-story home sits on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic. It was once owned by the interior designer Tony Ingrao.
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CreditDroneHub Media exclusiveWhere Are People Working Remotely?
Midsize metropolitan areas saw the largest increases in the share of remote workers over the past decade, according to a study.
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Credit CalculatorA Supertall on Fifth Avenue, Eager to Be a Good Neighbor
The building, to be known as 520 Fifth Avenue, is adorned with setbacks and arches, nods to classic New York City architecture.
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The landscape designer Donald Pell believes using a wider palette with nonnatives from around the world can add joy to gardens.
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The Latest Hot Item on Wedding Registries? A New House.
More couples are asking their wedding guests to help them purchase a home, eschewing traditional gifts like small appliances and linens.
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CreditKatherine Marks for The New York Times A House for One That Has Room for Many
When a woman made her weekend place on Long Island her full-time residence, she had it redesigned to fit her new life, and to allow for lots of friends to visit.
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CreditRead McKendree/JBSA On LocationComposting Bin Dos and Don’ts: Can Your Building Restrict Your Access?
Every building is different. What to do with internal trash and recycling storage are up to the residents and managers.
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CreditNadia Pillon Ask Real EstateBilly Joel Is Selling the Mansion He First Saw While Dredging Oysters
The celebrated musician has decided to part with the house of his wildest childhood dreams.
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The residents are the first in the state of Maine to successfully utilize a new law making it easier for them to compete with investors and gain ownership of the land their homes sit on.
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More in Ask Real Estate ›Why Are Your Property Taxes Higher Than Your Neighbor’s?
Property taxes for condominiums in New York City are calculated differently from taxes in other dwellings.
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CreditNadia Pillon Who Is Responsible for Fixing Condo Defects?
Condo boards have a duty to act in the interest of all unit owners. But if the board is controlled by the building’s sponsor, that could be tricky.
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CreditNadia Pillon When Your Neighbor Renovates, How Do You Protect Your Home?
A law exists to balance the interests of people who renovate their properties with the interests of their neighbors.
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CreditNadia Pillon Co-op Assessments: Do You Have to Pay What They Say?
Courts allow co-op boards significant power over building finances, including assessments — if the fees are in ‘good faith.’
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New York’s tenant data privacy law specifically addresses landlords’ use of ‘smart’ entry and intercom systems. Here’s what it says.
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A couple briefly considered moving to one of the newer market-rate buildings in New York City and paying more for a splashier place. Then they got real.
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CreditJames Estrin/The New York Times They Wish N.Y.C. Were ‘Less Expensive,’ but They Have Big Theater Dreams
Two young actors were prepared to work hard to make it in New York theater. The rental market proved to be cutthroat.
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CreditMichelle V. Agins/The New York Times The New York Apartment That Has Sheltered One Family for 86 Years
A rent-controlled apartment is a rare thing, and so is the family that shared their home with students and refugees, rent-free, over the decades.
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CreditGraham Dickie/The New York Times She Suspected She Was Adopted. It Turned Out She Was Right.
A Florida woman was determined to find the birth family she never knew she had. The trail led to the New York area, where she and her girlfriend now live.
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CreditMichelle V. Agins/The New York Times The Freedom of an Escape From Venezuela and the Loneliness That Followed
A man fled the country to escape political violence and seek asylum in the United States. He has made some inroads in New York financially, but he misses the family he left behind.
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What you Get$900,000 Homes in California
A 1922 bungalow in West Hollywood, a four-bedroom house from 1898 outside Monterey, and a two-story midcentury house in the Bay Area.
By Angela Serratore
What you Get$2 Million Homes in Munich
A country house with a pool southwest of the city, a two-bedroom condo with a balcony, and a modern two-bedroom duplex not yet completed.
By Roxana Popescu
On the MarketHomes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens
This week’s properties are in the Sutton Place neighborhood, Lincoln Square and Jackson Heights.
By Heather Senison
On the MarketHomes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom contemporary house in Pound Ridge, N.Y., and a three-bedroom cabin in Medford Lakes, N.J.
By Anne Mancuso and Jill P. Capuzzo
What you Get$3 Million Homes in Colorado, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
A Craftsman-style house from 1906 in Denver, a turn-of-the-century townhouse in Washington, D.C., and a Queen Anne Revival-style house in Fredericksburg, Va.
By Angela Serratore
What you Get$2 Million Homes in California
A 1924 Spanish Revival house in Los Angeles, a 1962 midcentury-modern house in San Rafael, and a recently remodeled 1916 house in Oakland.
By Angela Serratore
What you Get$1 Million Homes in Porto, Portugal
Offerings in the coastal city in northwest Portugal include a modern duplex penthouse, a restored stone house with vineyards, and a five-bedroom house in the historic center of town.
By Michael Kaminer
Personalizing a Rental Isn’t as Crazy as You Might Think
How else are you going to decorate with AstroTurf and plywood, or install your own ceramics studio?
By Julie Lasky
The HuntIn London, He and His Roommate Became Co-Owners. What Did They Find for Under £1 Million?
Unable to afford an apartment of his own in England’s pricey capital, a longtime renter and his friend decided to pool their resources for a two-bedroom flat.
By Debra Kamin
On the MarketHomes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are in Harlem, the financial district and the Columbia Waterfront District.
By Heather Senison
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